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Erving Walker played his last game as a Florida Gator just last weekend in Florida’s Elite Eight loss to Louisville. Aside from staying in shape with hope of continuing his basketball career professionally – and possibly going to class – Walker has something else to look forward to. A court date – scheduled for April 19 at 9 a.m.
The reason: he allegedly stole a taco from a street vendor in Gainesville. The story (according to the police report) goes that Walker ordered a $3 taco from a street vendor and upon receiving the food, he ran away without paying. When a police officer caught up to Walker and yelled at him to stop, he kept going.
According to the Palm Beach Post:
The arresting officer finally caught Walker with help from “several marked patrol cars.” When the police reached Walker, he told them he was “just playing around,” the report said. The officer wrote that Walker “stated when he ran off with the taco he knew that he had not paid for it and that he was stealing food.30 Mar 2012 21:57:30 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/florida_guard_erving_walker_arrested_for_stealing_a_taco/s1_8165_10446734
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/florida_guard_erving_walker_arrested_for_stealing_a_taco/s1_8165_10446734Florida guard Erving Walker arrested for stealing a tacohttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/florida_guard_erving_walker_arrested_for_stealing_a_taco/s1_8165_10446734http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngFlorida hopes to end road woes at South CarolinaFlorida guard Erving Walker knows what's coming.
If the 19th-ranked Gators win at South Carolina on Saturday, Walker believes coach Billy Donovan will continue the intense practices he put the team through this week. If the Gators lose, Walker says Donovan will ratchet it up even more.
''We're in a lose-lose situation,'' Walker said Friday.
Maybe so. But Florida (13-4, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) needs to turn things around on the road to reach its lofty goals. The Gators are 0-4 on the road, including surprising losses at Rutgers and Tennessee.
They hope to end the trend against the Gamecocks (8-8, 0-2).
''That's the big issue with our team right now: We haven't won on the road,'' center Patric Young said. ''I forgot what it feels like to win on the road, going into someone else's place and being able to beat them in their own house. I want that feeling again. I know our guys want that feeling again. We just want people to know that we're able to do it.''
Florida was one of the best road teams in the 13 Jan 2012 16:55:49 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/florida_hopes_to_end_road_woes_at_south_carolina/s1_8864_9328781
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